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Zimbabwe will provide 7 000MW into the region
12 Dec 2014 at 08:01hrs | Views
Zimbabwe will provide 7 000 megawatts into the region by 2022 if electricity generation projects the country has embarked on are completed.
Energy and Power Development permanent secretary Partson Mbiriri said Government's approach was to look beyond the Zimbabwean market in terms of energy supply as it views the region as a potential consumer.
He said these projects include the Batoka Project, Kariba South Hydro Power Extension, Hwange Power Station Expansion and several Independent Power Producers which have been licensed to generate power into the grid.
Zimbabwe is centrally located in the region which makes it a central hub in terms of energy wheeling and interconnections.
The country has embarked on several projects which are likely to provide about 7 000MW into the regional grid by 2022.
Mbiriri said the country was already implementing the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation and energy efficiency initiatives to save up to 300MW of power.
Source - The Herald
